Export Inspection

The specialist IVS team of registered Inspectors assists exporters nationwide. Flexible, on-time services gives confidence to your export consignments, with minimal business disruption. The accuracy and timeliness of any IVS export service is guaranteed.

IVS Inspectors provide onsite, end point inspections and Post Inspection
Product Security (PIPS) checks; reducing down time, assisting
with compliance with the importing countries requirements and offering
efficient boarder clearance.

What inspection services are required for a Phytosanitary certificate?

The export inspection of logs, timber or horticultural products is
undertaken by registered inspectors in the log/timber yard or on the
wharf prior to loading. Inspections are carried out according to the
Importing Countries Phytosanitary Requirements (ICPR), to check for
various forms of fungi, insect damage and other contaminants. An
inspection report is completed to confirm the consignment is compliant
with all exporting requirements. Sometimes, a Post Inspection Product
Security (PIPS) check is also needed before the Phytosanitary
certificate can be issued and export clearance approved.

Inspection is the first step in the export clearance approval process:

End point inspection

An inspection that takes place prior to logs, timber or horticultural
products being loaded onto a vessel or sealed within a container, is
commonly referred to as an ‘End Point Inspection’ and is the final
inspection before shipping.

There are two ways to complete an end point inspection:

Export services managed by IVS
As an independent verification agency, IVS can carry out your end point
inspection with sample testing of a consignment, improving your
profitability by reducing the logistics and resources involved in
checking through a full consignment, or

Self managing through export approval
Under the export certification standards, export organisations can apply
to MPI Biosecurity NZ to become an accredited industry operator to
inspect each log or piece of timber within your consignments.

Treatment requirements

In addition to inspection, some importing countries require certain
plants or plant products to be treated prior to export, adding another
layer of confidence and lowering the risk of specific pests being
introduced to their country.Read more »

Get in touch

To discuss your requirements in more detail, please contact us on 0800 021 169 or email info(at)ivs.co.nz